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Old 09-23-2012, 02:57 PM   #238
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The problem with Strength builds is that you have to sacrifice mobility to be able to use those heavy weapons. You have to pour stats into Endurance to up your equip weight. I have a strength/endurance build and I still can't really use the massive weapons effectively. Dodging is much better than strong armour in Dark Souls, even taking into account poise, I think. They never really fixed that from Demon Souls. In Demon Souls I finished the game in the armour I started with usually. In Dark Souls I tend to mix and match the highest damage resistance I can get while still maintaining below 50% equip weight. Heavy weapons kill that.

That said, my Strength build is armed with a +7 Lightning Greatsword that murders everything in sight.
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